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i really appreciate you guys can share this wonderful UE pisc
i am from china.(www.chinauer.com)this ,is a website china's biggest UE online website.
if you woul dlike to know more UE about china,i can show you guys
also we have to learn from you guys a lot
i sincerly hope you guys could come to china one some
.china has a lots of UE site .

Im probably the first asian to leave a trace here, just to say "Nice UE work done here!"
Great photos you guys have too
I am just browsing through various foreign sites to learn more for my own group - Singapore Urban Explorers
(we are going to move to a new website in future)

Thanks for an amazing website, really enjoyed it.

Thank you very much for this impressive picture collection. Beautiful images and an very interesting site.
beauty of decay

Thank you guys for your work you have done! it's really great! there is certain beauty in abandoned places... thank you once again and wish the best to you and your site

Great photos,Iworked there in early 1990s and was sad to hear of its demise. I suspect however many were ecstatic.

Verry good web! great foto!
I love urban exploration!

good luck!

today i want to make a comment. i love mystery places. i want to go this places if i have time. i love this site. it is very very interessting.
greatings nettie

I found this site after driving past Bijou and being absolutely gobsmacked by it...I came home and then ended up here via Google. What a truly great site, if there was nothing else on the 'net but this site it would be would be OK!! I love what you are doing and now have more places in the region to go and check out. Many Many thanks for all your efforts

Hi,

Just wondered if you'd ever thought about putting a book together about all these great places you've been to. The photographs are brilliant and the history is so interesting. I for one would definitely snap a copy up and I'm sure others would too.

Best wishes.

Nicola

Awesome website. The pictures are so beautiful - in an eerie way, which makes them all the more impressive. Each peeled off wall or abandoned piece of junk or ramshackle hallway tells a story of its own.

Have you ever thought of going there?

www.seedetroit.com

Hello,

I'm an avid spelunker. Next week I'm heading over to Europe to explore Venice (Italy), Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia. I was hoping to get in touch with someone that might have access to, or information on, any underground areas in Venice, such as ancient tunnels, concealed waterways, crypts, etc. Thanks!

Cheers,

Peter

Your photos are so beautiful. They find a soul in a building's death.

Hi,
I'm quite happy to find again the site. it's been literally two years that i haven't posed a foot here.
It's really inspiring and a pleasure to the eyes

I'm going to dublin and i wanted to know if anyone could suggest some places to visit
Keep up all this good job !

What about releasing a photo book? Your pics own the pure magic of intense decay, but watching them on a web site is not really the first choice, my friends ! You´ve just entered my own photographer´s heaven to the right of Simon Marsden, very good job!

Im trying to write a horror-story and a girlfriend showed your page to me. from the photos I got many impressions and also inpiration for the story, so thanks allot

Your pictures are historical very interesting ; keep up the good work.

I thank you very much for this impressive collection of fascinating and brilliant pictures and
that you share them with the world for free...Please keep on your great work.

Best regards

very Goooood Site

see You www.ortederangst.de From germany

Very impressive and beautiful pictures! Keep going - can't wait to see more of this stuff.

Best regards,

Sven

Very good pictures and a great idea to show us them!

Greetings from Germany Kerstin

Absolutly Fantastic Places

welcome to Amerika

A good Site! My English isn´t good!

Very instristing!

Chris!

I was born in Gary in the mid 50's.Yes it's sad to see all those pictures of those beautiful buildings in such bad shape.I have read most of the comments posted here and their a lot of good ideas on how to bring Gary back.I have a lot of good memories from my youth in Gary.I went to Washington,Webster,Bailey and graduated from Lew Wallace,GO HORNETS.My parents moved fron Gary Heights to Glen Park in the 60's so I could have a better place to live.Every state has a city that is just like Gary or maybe worse.Their are no good paying jobs like the good ole days,man can't beleive I said that.I would be willing to help If I could.You can't help someone or something if they are not willing to help themselves and just bitch about how bad things are.Gary produced some very important people thru the years and they all left and never came back.I remember riding the bus downtown to shop for cloths and shoes with with my mom and going to the Broadway gate at the mill to wait for my dad so we could ride home with him.The parade for Frank Borman.Gary is my home town and always will be and I'm not ashamed to tell anybody.I have more good memories then bad.I remember the Family Gang in the end that got what they deserved.Look around you were you live now I bet their are area's that are as bad maybe worse then Gary.I live In paradise now so they say and their area's that are just as bad as Gary,but you just don't hear about them.I was an amateur photography in high school and my teacher George Strimbu told me to look beyond the picture to see the picture.I have some photos from Glen Park around Lew Wallace the Clock on Broadway and cruzin on Broadway but the stories that go with the pictures are better then the pictures themself.With that I will end this

Hallo und herzlichen Glückwunsch zu Deiner beeindruckenden Page.
Deine Fotos sind absolut fazinierend, aber auch schockierend zugleich.
Ich glaube, dass das der Stil ist, den viele Menschen sehen wollen.
Ich wünsche Dir noch viel Erfolg auf Deiner Suche nach dem Unerforschten.

From now I will keep an eye constantly on your homepage. I'm very impressed of your art.

Regards

www.marcus-rodenbusch.de

I also found this by accident.I grew up in Gary left in 1963.But I remember alot about it.We lived on decatur street.Went to Atena school.Ther was a hotel called the Diplomat that we went swimming at.Can remember Sherwood forest.If any one from that area and that time reads this would like to hear from you.We left like the rest to find work.Headed down south.

I grew up in Gary and would say much about it but the damage is too far gone to do any good. People are in need of good jobs, money is to made raping the buildings not in use. Here in Indy they strip houses under construction.

See a photographers view of Gary in the 50's.
Read Dick Wylie's book Life and Death thru the Lens
availible on Amazon.com. I remember many of these events.
I lived thru 1 in particular, the shooting of my dad.
The photos are graphic but not obscene.

Hi There,

I found your page by accident... incredible!

I explored an old Cannery on an island near Victoria, BC, Canada a few years ago and have some very nice pictures. I would be interested to contribute to your site!

Let me know.

Thanks,

Todd

I use to live outside of Gary in Crown Point. Moving from my hometown of little Tallahassee, Florida in 1998 I was in complete shock regarding the condition of the city of Gary so we decided to move out to CP. The people I met and worked with in Gary and my husband rode the train to Chicago with there were extremely extremely nice and my husband and I received nothing but warm heartedness from the residents of Gary. There was a sense of love for the city from the people of Gary. Although I was never able to grasp living in the Northwest I will never forget the nice people we met. I worked with a very nice woman Dianne in the Northwest Federation of Indiana along with Emmett, Paul and Cindy. I hope one day to return to see things have changed for the better and to show my three sons (two of them were ages 2 and 9 months old) when we lived there where we use to reside. To the wonderful people of Gary I pray things get better soon.

These are truly remarkable pictures. For years I have been documenting Gary's decline in picture form, but I must say these are truly remarkable.
It is truly sad what became of a once vibrant town. Whatever the reasons for its decline the inescapable fact is that the persons who took it over did little or nothing to maintain and sustain the city.
Homes that had been lived in for years were made to "meet code" so that the new tenants would not have to buy an inferior product. Within months, these up-to-code homes were poorly maintained and soon were rundown.
Federal dollars poured into Gary by the truck load, but only a few benefitted from the government's largesse.
Federal programs paid the students to go to school to improve their lot, but they were not interested in learning. They were only interested in the stipend.
Parents blamed the schools for not teaching their children, but THEY did not support the schools , and THEY did not encourage their children to be the best that they could be. It was always someone elses fault that the children did not learn.
To this day, new schools are built, and the students still have the same poor attitude toward learning because their parents don't foster or encourage the student to do his best to learn.
My parents would not accept a "C" on the report card. They encouraged us to study , do homework, attend classes, and move on to higher education.
The nuns and the teachers at Horace Mann were omnipotent. They demanded and got student and parent co-operation with their academic program.
Today, parents admire school board members who live at the public trough. Board members take exotic trips at public expense, use school system cell phones and credit cards for personal use . Where is the benefit to the student and parent?
City leaders hire their immediate family to work for the city instead of giving others an opportunity to work so that the public funds improve the lot of more of the city's citizens.
No one in a leadership role is willing to take the hard steps necessary to make citizens responsible for their actions or inactions.
A flashy photo session and glib political statements about becoming a "world class" city with no plans for how to achieve that status suffices. The complacent citizens live and let live. The politician/leaders continue to be re-elected whether or not they deliver on their promised improvements. How did the citizen benefit?
Crime and drugs flourish because the citizenry will not help the police do their work. They view the police as the enemy rather than the criminal. Citizens feel intimidated and survival of self takes over them with good reason. Did the citizen benefit?
What the city needs is a well thought out plan on how to improve the physical city and the lives of its citizens. It also needs political leaders who are not in politics for themselves, but for the betterment of the city and its citizens.
It also needs citizens who understand that the comeback road is painful and costly and may take years to accomplish. It will also require that they become involved in making the city better.
Gary is in a unique location. It should be a living vibrant city. Some day it may once again reach that status.
As a Gary native I hope and pray that the city comes back. RG

You are so correct, Bush is indirectly responsible for hurricane Katrina. Why you ask, because he totally ignored African Americans need for help. You send help more than a week later after thousands of people died, including helpless children. I can't believe you actually brought up hurrican Katrina, because if you think he acted accordingly, you are more racist that I originally thought. Also, Bush has cut so many programs that were designed to help/aid the econically disadvantaged. For example, insurance programs that were cut to benefit uninsured children. His reasoning being, government should not be involved in healthcare. Give me a break! The outcome: poverty stricken kids now have to use the ED as their primary care providers, instead of having the option of preventive care. You are telling me that is fair, and the right thing to do?!!!

As for you telling me where to live, you dont tell me what I need to be doing or where I need to go. I will gladly move to Gary, but Iwent to college in MD and I made this myresidential home. My husband is from MD also, but my home is always Gary, Indiana. I will always rep GI to the fullest, and i return home every chance I get. Now you put your money where your mouth is and pay me my 40 acres and a mule... WOW!

I lived in Gary for 23 years. I was adopted and I found my parents there. The photos are scary, if that is all you see. I never had a break-in or anything like that. Two of my children graduated from Horace Mann in 2002. They have also graduated with their Bachelor's Degrees and one is in graduate school. Yes, Gary has its problems but you never hear about the success stories. I met wonderful people and life-long friends from Gary. I was disappointed that once I graduated from college that I had a hard time finding a good job. My husband died and I stayed in Gary a year after his death. I believe that focus should be on creating jobs that families can survive on, not jobs that only provide income that will cut people off of benefits and not pay enough for a family to afford their own health insurance, pay Nipso and by food. I lived that life for years. It is a vicious cycle. I believe that Gary taught me about life. I was reared in a city where I did not see the hardship of so many people as I did in Gary. What I saw in Gary was people who were trying to make it, some who had nobody to guide or help them. I also saw and knew people who were educated,home owners, kind, loving and caring. The photos don't show those people. Some of those people were an inspiration for me to finish college as an adult with 5 children, but it is strange that we don't see articles about them.

Gabrielle Freeman

I lived in Gary for 23 years. I was adopted and I found my parents there. The photos are scary, if that is all you see. I never had a break-in or anything like that. Two of my children graduated from Horace Mann in 2002. They have also graduated with their Bachelor's Degrees and one is in graduate school. Yes, Gary has its problems but you never hear about the success stories. I met wonderful people and life-long friends from Gary. I was disappointed that once I graduated from college that I had a hard time finding a good job. My husband died and I stayed in Gary a year after his death. I believe that focus should be on creating jobs that families can survive on, not jobs that only provide income that will cut people off of benefits and not pay enough for a family to afford their own health insurance, pay Nipso and by food. I lived that life for years. It is a vicious cycle. I believe that Gary taught me about life. I was reared in a city where I did not see the hardship of so many people as I did in Gary. What I saw in Gary was people who were trying to make it, some who had nobody to guide or help them. I also saw and knew people who were educated,home owners, kind, loving and caring. The photos don't show those people. Some of those people were an inspiration for me to finish college as an adult with 5 children, but it is strange that we don't see articles about them.

Gabrielle Freeman

I drove through Gary Indiana recently and was shocked by only what I saw from the interstate. I did not have to stop to already know what I was feeling, sadness, gloom, and dispair. I have driven through many cities over the past couple of years and Gary ranks right up there with Newark New Jersey as the most depressing I have seen yet. I cannnot believe that an American city has sunk to such a low level, how can this happen? The government of this great country needs to address issues such this and begin rebuilding its infrastructure in areas like this from the ground up. Why are we sending billions of dollars to other countries when we have areas like this here that look like third world countries? Chicago traffic was another issue in itself, why are there not more public transit systems available? No wonder I sat in traffic for over three hours on Interstate 94. This is one trip that made me realize how glad I am to live in the countryside of Alabama, the schools are for the most part, good, and it only takes me about 15 minutes to get to work. It is a good place to raise a family. I have talked to quite a few people over the last several years who are moving down here from those areas due to the sad state that they are in. As far as the state of Indiana, it is beautiful. I was shocked to see such a horrid city after driving thorugh such wonderful farmland!

I have been to 1 abandoned mental hospital, but i know for sure there are others. I live in VICTORIA. doesn anyone here know of any good mental hospitals/hospitals/asylums in VICTORIA AUSTRALIA?

Can anyone tell me what year the old post office closed? It is such a wonderful art deco building. Also, what year did they stop using the school auditorium that is near the old post office?

I remember Gary, growing up during the 50's and 60's. Living first on the East side in Dorie Miller, then on the Westside on Matthews Place. I remember Drew elementry, Pulaski Jr. High, and the mighty Velt. Remember 68? All of the good times. Gleason park and it's cold water pool in the summer, the drive in theater, and the block parties sponsored by Mrs. Jones. Walking backward to Pulaski in the Winter, the sock hops in the gym. The basketball games at the Memorial Auditorium downtown. I remember the the life long friends I still have from those times. Barbara C. Cynthia J. Ojo, Lester, Butch, Danny, and lots more. The city may continue to decay before it return to some symbolism of society's attempt to reclaim. I still have family in Gary and i still visit every once in a while. Maybe that is not enough to make a difference and change my mind in ever returning, but i will always remember some of the best years of my youth and teen years.

Yes, this architectural thing is a shame! A pox on city leaders who won't do anything about it!
I also am curious as to how and why Seth died at such a young age.

My grandfather, Boris Shapovalov, worked in Anderlues cokerie during the 40's and it was the birthplace of my mother. This site has provided the only photos and important geneological research for me... THANK YOU! I am glad it was captured on film before it disintegrated into dust. My family moved around many countries and it is difficult to compile valid information... we greatly appreciate this addition to our cherised ancestry!

I came across this site by looking for some economic indicators. I could not help but make a comment. I grew up in east chicago-graduated from high school in 1982. In 1980 I believe there is when 1,000's of people lost their mill rat jobs in 1 day. Since then the union people crawled away and the mills have been sold to foreign investors. I can't stand the stupid mentality of these retired mill rats with their fat pensions and health care for life while they say the hell with you and me. They do not understand reality. It is not just gary but the entire country now-all of the major manufacturing has left the country now. It is gone people-wake up. Our elected officials have sold out everything to foreign people. Every politician has been bought and paid for everywhere. If you are stuck in that area-get the hell out of there. We have a communist police state set up that laughs at people that use the drugs that the government ships in. You are lambs going to a slaughter faster than out here in the country. So please get the hell out of there any way possible.

I was born and raised in Gary, an Emerson boy ! remember when brother Hatcher became mayor,got rid of anyone that knew how to run a city, and put in his picks of people, that's when Gary quickly started going down the shit-chute fast and never recovered. The taxpayers moved out of the city and that was the end of a Great City. I heard all the horror stories, and now see how true they are after viewing the photos on this great site. I wonder how many people are "spinning around" in their graves, maybe they are lucky and don't know how bad it is..God help any good people that still live there.

MK

Wonderful views of hidden areas of the church and views from the rooftops, but there exists in full view on the street at the far eastern end of the church an amazing architectural wonder called a trompe, the exact shape of each piece of stone having been calculated geometrically before being assembled. St Sulpice had numerous architects ; I would like to know who designed this.

great site really! and it's very remarkable that most of the buildings are in Belgium.. i wish i could visit them all! it's so fascinating! full of history, stories, mysterie... really fascinating and very well done, this site and all the pictures and all! castle of mesen is great, and it's really cool to visit! i'm happy i've been there. especially on a winter's day. it was a day to remember. scary but also really cool! x.

i was born in Gary in 1956. Mercy hospital. On Harrison street I think. Gary was a WONDERFUL place to be a child in the 50s and 60s. One of the finest educational systems in the US. The streets were clean and well paved. The garbage collection was dependable always. Nieghbors were true friends and always there for each other. In particular, East Glen Park. Still being built in the 50s and early 60s. Then slowly, but noticeably, a change began to occur. The south side of Interstate 80, Glen Park, began seeing more and more blacks move in. I believe the Mayor at this time was Katz. As the color of the nieghborhood changed, one could notice that lawns, homes and entire streets were no longer tended to. Where once teachers were honored and obeyed, they were now cursed at and occasionally accosted physically. At my own church, 49th Avenue Missionary Baptist, 2 girls were raped while downstairs using the restroom. And as the city's population became majority black a black mayor was elected. Richard Hatcher. At this point, the entire city went straight to hell! City money came up missing. Crime got even worse. Teachers who had taught multiple generations left the city schools rather than face another day of unruly, unteachable kids. And thus began the "white flight". Merrillville, Schereville,Valpo, Portage. These became more than just suburbs. All you had to do was look. Where the white people moved the homes, streets and nieghborhoods were clean, well tended and safe. The schools were thriving and respect was paid to teachers. Meanwhile Gary became a cesspool. None of this can be blamed on prejudice whites! After most whites left Gary, Blacks had the chance to keep Gary a thriving place but did not. Black mayor. Black Chief of Police. Black city council. Gary became and is to this day the armpit of Indiana. The blacks made the mess and evidently like living in the mess because they keep electing corrupt officials who dont give a damn about the citizens or the city. But the citizens of Gary are to blame on another front. Too many of you are hangin out in your yards, on the street corners or wherever at 9:00am with a 40oz malt liquor in your hand rather than trying to clean up what was once one of Americas shining lights. All the blacks reading this can get mad if you want. i dont care. Truth is truth. Just look at the timeline of Gary becoming majority black and it matches perfectly Garys decline. Instead of blaming Whitey, teach your children better!! You have the opportunity to show the world what a black community can do. And it will have to be blacks who rebuild Gary 'cause Whitey aint comin back!!!

WE NEED TO COME BACK HOME , TO REBUILT THIS TOWN .WE HAVE THE EDUCATION ,AND KNOWLEDGE.

Shame on the citizens of Gary!!! The photos not only captured the beauty in the craftmanship of the buildings, but also the neglect. I was born in Gary (1965) and attended Brunswick Elementary, then Edison (only Jr High then). My family moved from the West side on to Miller Beach. I attended Kennedy-King and graduated from Wirt in 1983. Everytime I return to Gary, a part of me mourns. I look at how my current city handles and takes care of its rich heritage and historical buildings. Why couldn't Gary and its citizens do the same????? The politicians should ALL be removed from office! Don't the remaining citizens deserve better???

The place is Centralia Pennsylvania USA, i didnt realize the subject wouldnt show up....

You guys should look into this place, it was abandoned due to an underground fire which is still burning today.

Hey, I'm from Argentina. I saw your page described in our most important cultural magazine! And it's great, I'm a great fan of these kind of places since I was a child, maybe I was a lonely child... Well, great work with these phtos, I'm an amateur photographer, but not as good as you yet.je
Is there any way I can save some pictures in my computer? Cause they are with flash, and I don't know if I can save them.
Well, bye, and thanks for these fantastic images!

some of the greatest memories i've had in my life are fro the emerson area of g.i. The cities demise is everyones fault. Whites ,Blacks ,Hispanic : and every one else.How could we all let a city sittng on a gold mine of natural resources go down the way it has! Most people like myself have great memories but no solutions. Some people like in "the quickly" have no desire to help the city ,but have all negative things to say. I say put up or shut up!

Bonjour,

Chapeau, très bein, génial...quel superlatif encore ..? euh .. chouette, cool .. tout ça quoi.
Je vais vous mettre en lien sur le site. Lidée est très bonne bien choisie, le site est bien fait.
bref j accroche.
Je vais appronfondir, mais je pense que vous êtes dans l´esprit dans lequel je développe mes activités.

Bien à voous

Bonjour Sylvain,

je viens de lire un article dans Le Soir en ligne au sujet de ton site web. Et je suis littéralement fasciné par ton travail.

J´ai un contact afin d´aller visiter le fort de Pontisse (Herstal) en province de Liege. Cette personne fait partie du personnel administratif de la commune, il n´y a donc rien de frauduleux ou d´illégal. Cette personne m´a proposé d´effectuer une exploration un peu inhabituelle du fort l´été prochain.

Ma question est : serais-tu intéressé?

Fred

this website is amazing, not long ago me and a group of friends done this sort of thing at a old mental hospital. we got some realy scary and good photos

Hello, very interesting side! We are one trenches from miners on a coalpit in Germany! We would become pleasing to us about a return visit and an entry in our visitors´ book! Nice greetings from Germany!

Je suis ravie d´avoir trouvé ce site! Superbes lieux, très beaux clichés pour la plupart, à venir je tenterais de poster quelques clichés d´un foyer de l´enfance maintenant détruit et d´un hôpital maintenant rénové!
Je partage totalement cette fascination pour nos lieux urbains désafectés
Merci pour le partage!
Bonne suite à bientôt

Alleluia !
aux risques de me repeter ( m´en fou ! ) je beni se site et vos clichés ! je vous " congratule" tous pour votre courage et votre bravoure ! et milles merci de nous ramener des photos aussi belles. Rien qu´a les voirs on imagine l´adrenaline que vous deviez ressentir !
longue vie au(x) site(s) et longue vie à la carriere de nos photographes

salut ! et BANZAI !

Nice pics and where did you find those old locomotives?
Forbidden Places answer:
Somewhere in Belgium...

nice site, great pics & txts

bonjour
je viens de decouvrir ce site, c´est magnifique,quel dommage d´abandonner de si belles architectures !!!!
bravo
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Merci!

Madame COMBES est-elle toujours vivante ? Si oui, j´aimerais savoir à quelle branche des SAINT MACARY appartient-elle ?
Mon arrière-grand-père s´appellerait Jean dit "Fourq" ? Il a déclaré à Esbos son fils Pierre le 2 juin 1816. Madame Combes aurait-elle des renseignements sur notre famille "Saint Macary" plus précis que les miens ?

Madame Combes a-t-elle des liens familaiux avec Monsieur Pierre de Saint Macary d´Oraas ?
Je vous remercie de votre réponse.
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Ceci a-t-il un rapport avec les cata-Combes? (Rodrigue (c) )

Hello, Bonjour, hoi!
I have mailed to some urban explorers before, but they don´t seem to want to answer any questions I have. Please will you mail me? I am DYING to see some of these buildings before they are no more...
Thanks so much.
Your pics are excellent.
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E-mail sent :-)

Hi, great website! If you ever happen to go to Germany: I went to Leipzig with my boyfriend, and you don´t even have to look for abandoned buildings, they´re everywhere! Also in the centre of Germany, not just in the East.

Keep up the good work,

Alex
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I am dying to see more from Germany...

comme je suis photographe j´ai particulierement aprécié le site... des photos magniphique !
ça m´as vraiment donner envie de m´y essayer (sur des petits sujet, je suis pas encore prés pour le louvre hein !) et j´ai des amis qui font regulierement de l´exploration urbaine.
je vais un jour les acompagné comme photographe. c´était vraiment beau ce moment passé sur se site.

si un jour vous avez besoin d´un photographe. vous avez mon site... je suis sur la region parisienne et facilement mobile en françe.

bien à vous, kougiga

Stunning photography and website!
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Thanks Justin. Are you the Justin I have heard of? (from Nicksan, Motts & co)

Félicitations pour ce site. Je suis moi même très attiré par l´exploration de sites en ruine, désaffectés. J´ai exploré entre autres les forts abandonnés de la ceinture d´Epinal (Vosges-France)normalement interdits d´accès. Mention pour l´ancien site de l´usine sidérurgique de Senelles à Longwy (France-Meurthe et Moselle), subsistent les "grands bureaux" batiment année 30 en état de délabrement, très impressionnant.
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Merci pour les infos, c´est noté...

myself and my husband visited Gary, Indiana on 7/27-7/30, and i was amazed at how the down town area looked. in actuality, i loved the look of the old buildings and yes I´m a fanatic over old buildings,and wall tagging.We live 24 miles from Detroit, and yes we have a few buildings that are like the ones that we´ve saw out there and their beautiful! try to remember that,that was your history, and nothing can change that at all. try to keep the memories alive by conversation, pictures and letting the young people know, how it was back in the day.stay strong and stay black. [size=100]YOUR TEXT GOES HERE[/size]
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thanks for sharing your story.

j´peux plus zoulaquer chez Tch.... pour le moment, alors je passe ici.
Plus sérieusement, mon programme TV favori, télé star pour ne pas le nommer, a mis un lien vers chez toi. Mais peut-être le sais-tu déjà?

Cordialement
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Non!

Bonjour à tous,
Félicitations à l´auteur de ces surprenantes photos. J´approuve la démarche sur tous les plans.
Je suis comme d´autres auteurs de messages intéressée par la découverte de ces lieux à Bruxelles ou ailleurs. J´accueillerais volontiers vos idées et propositions de découvertes de lieux. Dans l´attente de belles expériences photographiques. Pascale

Hello,
Grâce à ma collègue je viens de retrouver votre site.
Habitant en Belgique, est-ce possible d´envisager les visites avec vous ?
Dans mon coin il y a pas mal de site induistriels ou autre.
Intéressés ? Comment se contacter ?
Merci
Val

Je tenais à rajouter que je suis passée sur ce site il y a quelques temps déjà (via la parution dans le Telestar je pense)...et c´est ainsi que j´ai pu découvrir que mon désir était finalement répendu et que bien d´autres personnes étaient attirées par ces lieux.

Ayant perdu l´adresse, je viens seulement de retrouver le site...entre temps, j´ai pu en découvrir d´autres, mais il est un des meilleurs, sincèrement.

Bonne continuation, et pensez à faire une rubrique pour les futurs explorateurs urbains sérieux qui auraient besoin de conseils...je pense à moi bien sur ;-)

Liège.

Moi je dis MERVEILLEUX...réaliser ce type de visites est mon rêve depuis toute petite !

J´admire l´audace et la passion...pour ma part, il me manque sans doute la première condition ;-)

Mais je ne désespère pas......Vous n´avez pas des conseils à donner? comment trouvez vous ces endroits? organisez vous des rencontres de groupes?

Vraiment magique ! Il me reste aussi à trouver le compagnon qui partagera ce désir ;-)

bravo pour tout ce travail ; vraiment original et trés intéressant. merci.
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Au plaisir!

vraiment splendide ! c´est fantastique de découvrir des lieux connus ou inconnus de cette manière . Cela donne envi d´en découvrir d´autres de la même façon ! bien amicalement à toute l´équipe .
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C´est amusant de voir que tout le monde pense que Forbidden Places est une équipe. ben non, je suis UN :-)

Ce site est splendite un le mot est faible aussi bien que la qualits des photos que des textes. On voyage à travers son écrant ...
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Bon trip!

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Je suis Administrateur de Macnash AssociateS (6 Agences Immobilières à Bruxelles et environs).
Afin de faire face à une demande importante, je cherche des espaces à rénover.
N´hesitez-pas à prendre contact avec moi au 00.32.xxx
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Pas de pub ici!

Superbe ! Vraiment intéressant... à continuer bien évidemment. Découvert suite à l´annonce dans Le Soir magazine du 18 juillet 2007. Mérite certainement une mention dans la revue "Les nouvelles du patrimoine" = www.nouvellesdupatrimoine.be (éditée par les Amis de l´Unesco = amis.unesco@skynet.be).
N´hésitez pas à prendre contact avec eux !

Quand à la démarche, elle est évidemment audacieuse, parfois risquée certainement, mais fort heureusement gérée par votre code d´éthique. Il n´empêche, il ne faudrait pas que cela donne des idées à des gens moins sérieux que vous.
Bonnes découvertes à nous faire encore partager !

Si vous trouvez sur votre chemin des vestiges en rapport avec des moulages en plâtre (comme à Paris/Chaillot et Interprochim chez nous), merci de bien vouloir me le faire savoir.
Je suis à l´affût de cela pour le site :http://www.plastercastcollection.org
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merci!

bravo pour tout ces reportages...
je vous indique le lien du blog d´une amie,avec qui j´ai exploré un sanatorium abandonné dans le finistère....
cela devrait vous interresser,et peut etre que l´auteur des photos serait d´accord pour une eventuelle publication sur votre site...
http://faceauvent.canalblog.com/archives/les_aventures_d_indiana_au_sana/index.html

il y a surtout du texte,et toutes les photos n´ont pas été publiées....

sur ce...je continue mon exploration
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Pas mal! si jamais on passe dans le coin...

Hello,

super site et surtout, chapeau pour l´idée et bonne continuation :))

que sont devenu ces magnifiques vitraux.???? ET LES RAMPES EN FER FORGE ??? QUEL GACHIS.TurquEZLVXoise
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oui :-(

Chapeau pour l´idée de ce site !! les images sont superbes et en plus, il vient d´être référencé dans le "Télé Star"du 17 juillet 2007 !!!

PS: pourquoi pas un .com plutôt que .be ??

Domi.
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Et voila le .net!

j´aimerais entrer en contact direct avec l´auteur du site. peux-tu me donner une adresse mail?
merci!
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C´est fait!

J´ai vu plusieurs sites d´exploration urbain et je peut vous dire que vos photos sont incroyables.

you should make a trip to Montreal to explore some of the very inteesting buildings our city has. I have been in several of them and they are truly spectacular or very very creepy.

Good Work!
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Thanks Jesse !

je reviens pour vous donner une info sur un site oublié et qui porte un lourd passé
il se nomme le ban saint jean sur la commune de denting en moselle (france) , charnier oublié de la seconde guerre mondiale ou des milliers d´ukrainiens sont morts .Si vous souhaitez plus d´infos je suis à votre disposition
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Merci Gilles, c´est noté!

bonjour
j´ai visité la page concernant les locomotives en belique.Serait il possible d´avoir les coordonnées des autoritées competentes gerant ce site. Merci de me tenir informé
sinceres salutations
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Non.

Entre le sixieme message et ce trois centieme quelle evolution. La qualite des explorations, la recherche de sites, l´historique documentaire et bien sur la qualite des photos et videos allant toujours croissante... Tout ceci ne pouvait passer inapercu.
Best whises,
RoD
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Rdv au 600ème message?

Bonjour,

J´ai déjà posté un com sur la rubrique du charbonnage du Hasard, mais je fais un ti rappel ici pour tirer le signal d´alarme!
Le site est en passe d´être démoli dans l´indifférence générale, par son propriétaire qui à l´intention de récuperer tout ce qui est encore récupérable.
La base de la tour du puits n°3 a déjà été sapée par ses hommes de main a ce que j´ai entendu pour hâter sa démolition.
Si quelqu´un en sait plus sur l´avenir du charbonnage, un ti mail serait bien sympa :-)

Superbe !
Quelle belle balade dans l´univers de la rouille et de l´humidité.
Un grand merci pour m´avoir permis de revoir le fort du Portalet que j´avais eu l´occasion d´explorer il y a une vingtaine d´années.
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Le fort est en train d´être retapé, et c´est tant mieux!
S.

Votre site est magnifique
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Merci!

wow love your site, some of the places you´ve been are amazing, with some great photography, i speciallly like the stuff from H.M. melbourse, pendridge prison [may of spelt that wrong] great stuff.

Je viens depuis presque un an visiter le résultat de vos périgrinations. En un an, la qualité des lumières, des couleurs s´intensifient. Les textes ajoutés (et cela est nouveau) humanisent davantage ces lieux enfin réanimés par vos flashs. Je reste émue et triste de tous ces gachis abandonnés dans un presque anonymat. En quelque sorte, vous êtes nos gardiens du temps. Forwardez massivement, vous êtes géniaux.
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Merci de votre fidélité et de ces beaux compliments!

Même si j´explore et photographie des friches minières et ferroviaires, je ne connaissais pas le concept d´exploration urbaine ! J´apprécie beaucoup votre vision des choses et votre respect de ces lieux chargés d´histoire. La qualité de vos photos est remarquable !

Hi,
we come to your page from urbex-forum.
Very nice shots and we love your video Taty Tales.
Greetings from Berlin / Germany
Tanja and Hanne
(BETA-Blocker Experimental music and art)

Hey, just wanted to say thanks for sharing all this. I´m a nice, safe, conservative, suburban father of 2 1/2 kids, so I doubt I´ll have the nerve to do these things; but I truly enjoyed the site. It´s well done and the photography and storeis are fantastic. Thanks!

Scott

Objets inanimés (ou lieus) avez vous donc une âme ?
Vos réponses poétiques dans ces temps de délocalisations, de mondialisation sont magnifiques !
Bravo, continuez

Hello.
For some bizarre reason, I can not browse the photos on your website. I do have the latest Java version downloaded. Can you help me? In the past, there was no problem; this issue has surfaced relatively recently.
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Hi there,
The galery viewer is not using Java, but Flash.
You can update last version here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&promoid=BIOW

Allez un bon coup de motiv pour balancer d´autres explos à Paris!!!!
Merci ;)

Bravo pour votre site, pour la qualité des lieux visités (lockpicking??) et la beauté des photos. L´ambiance génerale est très sympa, très ambiance exploration urbaine...j´adore!! Continuez à nous en mettre plein les yeux! Et merci pour la visite "poussée" de Saint Sulpice... C´est super, merci bcp

Hi,

I´m writing a story about urban exploration for the Muse - a student newspaper from Memorial University of Newfoundland. I´m looking for someone to interview. If you´re interested in talking to me by phone or e-mail about urban exploration, please drop me a line.

Thanks,

Bonjour,
Bravo pour toutes ces images uniquent, remplient d´histoire et de chaleur.
Je suis assistant photographe et photographe et serai enchanté de travailler avec vous!
Ma gallerie en ligne ne reflette qu´une partie de mon travail.
Bonne continuation, coordialement
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bonjour,
je suis en train de réaliser une serie sur l´exploration urbaine je me trouve sur toulon,pouvez vous me donner des tuyaux ,comment trouver les lieux ,quelle demarche a suivre pour pouvoir penetrer dans les lieux,le matériel nécessaire.merci
je découvre votre site il est vraiment tres intéressant car d´une part les photos sont exceptionnelles et en plus une fiche qui les accompagnes c´est super car on peu decouvrir pour certain mais d´autres peuvent se rappeler des souvenirs.mais vous avez jamais eu de problèmes comme un accident ou une rencontre avec des squatteurs?
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Sur Toulon, je ne connais rien. Bonne chances dans tes recherches.
Attention, c´est en effet un jeu dangereux.
S.

magnifique site, quelle sensation on doit avoir
dans de tels lieux !
site vraiment interessant
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merci!

Great site w/ amazing pictures...very inspirational! Now, I just have to find the money to visit Belgium! :)
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thanks. indeed belgium is full of surprises!

Magnifique site! Y a t il moyen d´y apporter des contributions?
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Merci! Le site est une création perso d´un bout à l´autre, pas de contributions, mis à part si vous avez des photos ´d´époque´ de certains lieu, je les publierai donc avec plaisir!
S.

Sweet site man!
Nice touch with the videos :)

Salut! Voilà de nombreuses années que je m´intéresse aux lieux abandonnés, et notamment parceque j´y cherche des graffs. Je fais une thèse sur les graffeurs, d´où ma fréquentation régulière des entrepôts, usines et autres bâtiments désaffectés. J´aurais voulu savoir si dans les lieux que vous visitez vous en voyez régulièrement ou non, car sur vos photos il n´y en a casi pas. Si vous avez un mail pour qu´on puisse échanger quelques message, ce serait chouette! Je me retrouve un peu à travers vos délires, la photos et les lieux abandonnés font partie intégante de mon quotidien. Je suis ravie, vraiment, d´avoir découvert votre site et vous encourage vivement à aller de l´avant en explorant de nouveaux sites. Si vous venez dans le sud de la France, n´hésitez pas à me faire signe, je me ferai un plaisir de vous montrer quelques endroits magiques.
Viva!
A trsè bientôt!
katia

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